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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "White Flag Affair," how does Union General Christopher C. Augur convince three Confederates to release his captured Union soldiers?
(a) By holding their fathers hostage.
(b) By holding their eldest sons hostage.
(c) By threatening to burn their farms.
(d) By holding their wives hostage.

2. What book does David M. Dewitt write in 1895 about the trial of Mary Surratt?
(a) All for Love, the Story of Mary Surratt.
(b) Death by Law, the Trial and Execution of Mary Surratt.
(c) The Death of Civil Liberty.
(d) The Juridical Murder of Mrs. Surratt.

3. Who is Wes Bogan?
(a) A grocer arrested for bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) A slave who sues for his freedom.
(c) A wealthy businessman arrested for blockade running.
(d) A black man tried for the murder of his ex-master.

4. Whom does General Grant expel from Tennessee for violating Treasury regulations?
(a) All Jews.
(b) Joseph Law.
(c) Confederate bankers.
(d) Edward Bates.

5. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?
(a) They refuse to telegraph a false message from the White House.
(b) They are suspected Confederate sympathizers.
(c) They are telegraphing Union secrets across Confederate lines.
(d) They fear the telegraph system has been compromised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?

2. What does the Corning letter explain?

3. What war makes Lincoln aware of the importance of constitutional issues?

4. What nickname is given to President Lincoln?

5. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?

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